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enTue, 03 Mar 2015 08:11:55 -0500Tue, 03 Mar 2015 08:11:55 -050011 Ways to Generate Word-of-Mouth About Your Businesshttps://www.sba.gov/blogs/11-ways-generate-word-mouth-about-your-business
<p>In a recent study by <a href="http://infusiondev.s3.amazonaws.com/pdf/small-business-market-research-sales-and-marketing-report.pdf">Infusionsoft</a>, SMBs far and away said “word of mouth” was...March 03, 2015SBA All Blog Posts RSSChanges to Small Business Health Care Tax Credithttps://www.sba.gov/blogs/changes-small-business-health-care-tax-credit
<p><em>Editor's note: this post first appeared at...February 26, 2015SBA All Blog Posts RSSSBIR Pulse – Improving Confidence with a Spoon? Meet SBIR entrepreneur Anupam Pathakhttps://www.sba.gov/blogs/sbir-pulse-improving-confidence-spoon-meet-sbir-entrepreneur-anupam-pathak
<p><strong>Interview #2: Anupam Pathak, Founder and CEO of Lift Lab</strong></p><p><em>...February 26, 2015SBA All Blog Posts RSSIncreasing Mentor-Protégé Opportunities for all Small Businesseshttps://www.sba.gov/blogs/increasing-mentor-prot-g-opportunities-all-small-businesses
<p>The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recently published a proposed rule to amend its regulations to establish a government-wide Mentor-Protégé Program for all small businesses as directed...February 25, 2015SBA All Blog Posts RSSSwimming in Shark-Infested Waters: Avoiding Entrepreneurial Scamshttps://www.sba.gov/blogs/swimming-shark-infested-waters-avoiding-entrepreneurial-scams
<p>Are you an entrepreneur looking to get your startup funded? Be careful.</p>
<p>I suppose it’s no surprise that hopeful entrepreneurs are good targets. Too often we’re led to believe that getting...February 24, 2015SBA All Blog Posts RSSThe Engine of Puerto Rico’s Economic Renewal Will Be Powered By Innovation and Re-inventionhttps://www.sba.gov/blogs/engine-puerto-ricos-economic-renewal-will-be-powered-innovation-and-re-invention
<p>Last week, for personal reasons, I visited Puerto Rico and also had the chance to meet with one of our Growth Accelerator Fund competition winners, Piloto151.</p>
<p>But before I tell you about my...February 23, 2015SBA All Blog Posts RSSCelebrating National Entrepreneurship Week: 10+ Business Resources for Millennial Entrepreneurshttps://www.sba.gov/blogs/celebrating-national-entrepreneurship-week-10-business-resources-millennial-entrepreneurs
<p>Did you know that nearly a quarter of all new U.S. entrepreneurs come from the 20-34 age group? (source: <a href="http://www.kauffman.org/multimedia/infographics/2013/kiea-interactive">Kauffman...February 23, 2015SBA All Blog Posts RSSHow is the Small Business Climate in the Southeast Region?https://www.sba.gov/blogs/how-small-business-climate-southeast-region
<p>I recently presented the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaeMoOZ1TYY">2015 Inaugural SBA State of the Region Address</a> live from Atlanta, GA. The message was clear; the State of this...February 20, 2015SBA All Blog Posts RSSHow the Emerging Leaders Initiative Can Help Take Your Small Business to the Next Levelhttps://www.sba.gov/blogs/how-emerging-leaders-initiative-can-help-take-your-small-business-next-level
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<p>If you are looking to expand and grow your small business in 2015, the...February 20, 2015SBA All Blog Posts RSSHarvard University Recognizes V-WISE as a “Bright Idea”https://www.sba.gov/blogs/harvard-university-recognizes-v-wise-bright-idea
<p>The U.S. Small Business Administration is pleased to announce that the <a href="http://vets.syr.edu/education/v-wise/">Veteran Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (V-WISE)</a> program...February 19, 2015SBA All Blog Posts RSS